GEORGE TOWN, May 13 -- The Penang state government has introduced an electricity bill subsidy for the tourism industry to help its players stay afloat during movement control order (MCO) 3.0.

Tourism and Creative Economy Committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said the state government will allocate RM1 million for this one-off assistive package to alleviate the financial burden faced by tourism-related businesses.

"This subsidy will be given to hoteliers, travel agencies, tourist attractions and theme parks," he said in a statement issued today.

He said he hopes the subsidy will help the tourism sector to survive this round of MCO, especially when tourism activities are restricted.

Yeoh said the state understood the difficulties faced by th...